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Would you accept Bravestarr in MOTUC

This question is not if you want Bravestarr characters but would you accept them if the were introduced in to MOTUC?

They have an obvious connection to Rio Blast and according to Emiliano....;

Originally Posted by Emiliano

Bravestarr was a concept developed by Filmation in collaboration with Mattel.
(and on a side not, part of the concept was to make it a spin-off of MOTU).

The 2 companies had a close relationship back then but the idea definitely started at Filmation.
I don't know if Mattel kept any rights to the toys, but the concept in probably entirely in the hands of the Filmation library owners.

Originally Posted by Mike Bock

Wasn't a crossover planned back in the day? I think I read something about that somewhere but don't remember where.

Originally Posted by Emiliano

No, no crossover planned, but the whole Bravestarr concept originated at Filmation as another He-Man spinn-off.
He-Man was supposed to appear at the beginning of the series and be the inspiration for Bravestarr to become a Marshall (or something like that, I'd need to reread the documents)

...there was meant to be more of a connection. So would you accept them if the were somehow incorporated into MOTUC, either as a sub line or a run of exclusives?

I'm not fond of characters that are too close of what our world is such as Rio-Blast or Ninjor, so I can't imagine Bravestarr characters n MOTU and I would not accept them... Hope I will never be forced to.

But... why would Bravestarr-fans have to accept that?? :| Bravestarr is a perfectly fine character and property in itself, why not instead hope for a revamp of the actual Bravestarr-line, instead of being a spin-off to He-man??

I could always 'pretend' that the BRAVESTARR characters are just from another part of Eternia. I mean, c'mon... an entire planet is a pretty big thing. There's lots of space. It doesn't all have to be about the Royal Palace, Snake Mountain, and just that part of Eternia.

I like Bravestarr. I'd buy Bravestarr toys. But NEVER if they took the place of what could have been a MOTU character. If we get Bravestarr, I don't care if it come sunder the MOTUC brand. That's fine. Give it a 'Bravestarr' sticker or something. Whatev. But if it happens, I'd want them to be relegated to bonus figures -outside- of the normal bonus figures we already expect.

In other words, no MOTU character or re-release should be postponed or canned in favour of a character, however beloved, from a completely different brand.

I'm surprised the "yes" votes are more numerous than the "no".
Starting like that why not including "My Little Pony" as mounts in MOTU

We can't have My Little Pony in MOTUC because it's a Hasbro property...

As for why there are so many yes votes (mine included). I have no idea about the others, but for me it's simple:
Rio Blast's design looks like a Bravestarr character instead of a MOTU character. Also I wouldn't buy an entire Bravestarr line, Mattel is draining my wallet enough with MOTUC, the random DCUC characters I like and other products.

FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Now I need a Crita!! Crita is to Mara what Evil Lyn is to Teela. If we ARE getting Mara, then we NEED Crita.

There are more dimensions in the MOTU-verse so Bravestarr does not have to be on Eternia.

It could still be on New Texas, or to make it more MOTU "Nexas", which could be in any of the other dimensions. Rio Blast could be from this other dimension and some how wound up on the planet of Eternia

I'm not fond of characters that are too close of what our world is such as Rio-Blast or Ninjor, so I can't imagine Bravestarr characters n MOTU and I would not accept them... Hope I will never be forced to.

It just another Spin-Off.
What factors decide if Snakemen, Rock People & Meteorbs, New Adventures, POP, POG are related to MOTUC or to a separate toyline? MATTEL decide. It just an enterprise decision. All this lines can be MOTUC or not, it just a commercial choice.

So Im in favor to include Bravestarr. The toyline have cool designs, they can fit in MOTUC (just because a character like Rio Blast exists, in other case Ill say NO, but he is the connection between 2 worlds. Is Rio Blast the only cowboy in Eternia? I don´t believe it).